OK SB1326

All compacts and cooperative agreements with federally recognized Indian tribes require approval by two-thirds of members elected to the Oklahoma Senate before becoming effective, including renewals of existing agreements

Governor-negotiated cooperative agreements with tribes shift from Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations approval to two-thirds Senate consent requirement

Political subdivision agreements with tribes require both two-thirds Senate approval and Governor (or designee) approval, replacing the Joint Committee approval process

Exemptions remain for water resource agreements (require full Legislature consent), juvenile detention agreements (county commissioner approval), and transportation/road agreements with tribes

Executed agreements must be filed with the Secretary of State and President Pro Tempore of the Senate; effective date November 1, 2016